The St. Stephen’s Boys Senior Football team started their tilt at the 2018 premiership flag in scintillating fashion this past Tuesday with a convincing win over their talented Irene McCormack opponents.
After winning the toss and electing to kick in favour of the northern end, the boys from the Duncraig campus made good use of the strong wind advantage and kicked accurately with four goals in the first half (with three rushed behinds).
Having three scoring opportunities of their own in the first half, there was concern whether Irene McCormack would be able to return the favour in the second half. However, the Saint’s mid and back lines played smart football by reading the wind-assisted flight and negated most attacking plays from their opponents. Consistent second and third efforts also made the difference as our delivery inside our forward fifty was excellent, kicking the first and last goals of the second half to ensure the win.
Final Score:
St. Stephen’s (Duncraig) – 6 goals, 5 behinds (41 points)
Irene McCormack – 3 goals, 5 behinds (23 points)
Mr Damon Eaton
Senior Boys Football Assistant Coach
St Stephen’s School, Duncraig
Our CAS Sport stars had a jam-packed lineup of grand finals last week, with the Year 9 Boys Basketball team taking out the top spot in their match! The Junior Girls Touch Rugby and the Year 9 and Senior Girls Basketball teams may not have come away with the win, but they put up a stellar fight in some very close-scoring matches. These results place St Stephen’s in third place overall in Summer CAS, which is a great start to the year.
Super effort and teamwork everyone!
Following on from our outstanding performance in the recent A Division Carnival, the following have been selected in the ACC All Stars Swim Team:
Crystal Edwards
Eliza Hodder
Lauren Gastevich
Tenzin Pepper
Tom Anderson
Zachary Anderson
The Swimming All Stars Team is an “All ACC” honorary team consisting of the best two performers in each event across all divisions of carnival. In relay events the best four indvidual 50m performers are selected. All students selected in the All Stars team are presented with a badge and certificate of acknowledgment from the ACC. Age champions and record breakers are also acknowledged with a certificate from the ACC. Outstanding students that achieve the feat of All Star selection in the same sport for four years will be eligible to receive ACC Letters.
Matt Richmond
HOLA Health & Physical Education & Teacher of Psychology
I would like to thank Anna Pargeter, our CAS sport organiser, for her efforts and hard work in regard to Inter-School Sport. We have more teams and more sports represented than ever before. I would also like to commend the swimming team and the staff who coached them. We came third in A Division – and when results across all divisions (A through to I) were combined – we came 3rd out of 80 schools and were only 7 points off second place! Well done to all students, parents and teachers for their support.
Next term the winter CAS season starts. While we are not entering a Year 7 AFL team (we have never managed to sustain a Year 7 team in the past) we are entering a Junior and a Senior Team as always and Year 7 boys can still attend School trials for the Junior Boys AFL team (Years 7,8,9). A Year 7 Boys Football team has been entered into the North Metro Cup (Dockers Shield), which takes place on Tuesday 12th June in Week 7 of Term 2.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our families a blessed Easter and a safe holiday in a few weeks’ time. Our annual Thanksgiving Service, to which our entire community is invited, takes place in the last week of Term. Please previous correspondence regarding booking a place for your family.
Bruce Titlestad
Head of Duncraig Secondary
Another two records brokenat the ACC Swimming Carnival!
What a fabulous results for the girls.
Crystal Edwards U15 Breastroke 34.00.
Lauren Gadtevich open breastroke 33.76.
“You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne
Year 12 PE Studies students paired up to compete in the School Sports WA Badminton competition last Friday. Participating as part of their Practical Performance assessment, students were able to put their skills to the test in a series of round robin games against local schools. Congratulations to Caitlyn Ribbons and Gabby Bechard who made it through to the quarter finals!
“One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than 50 preaching it.” – Knute Rockne
Come and try a fun training session before the season starts.
First training Thursday 22nd March
North Coast Raiders
Contact Jen Rewell on 0411433656
Girls AFL is back after 15 years at our campus! Sporty students from Years 10-12 hit the field for their first training session this week, coached by Year 12 student Dane Webster. We can’t wait to see these footballers kicking goals when the season starts next term. Go girls!
The girls playing in the AFLW proved that sportswomen can be front and centre, and hold their own.” – Unknown
Students from Carramar and Duncraig recently spent for 5 days in Canberra and the AIS, where they lived, breathed and ate with our elite sporting stars!
During that time students attended various lectures, participated in clinics ran by the male and female Australian basketball players, attended fitness sessions on land and in the water, wrestled it out in a waterpolo session, and ate and slept in the athletes facilities.
Students were buzzing on the flight home and we look forward to taking another group in 2020!!
